Join our team

 

TELUS Legal & Regulatory Affairs (TLRA) provides effective thought leadership and strategic guidance to the TELUS group of companies across the globe and meaningfully contributes to TELUS’ success and social purpose.

We foster a culture of strong engagement, high performance and collaboration with each other and our stakeholders across the organization. We are active in our journey to continuously cultivate a more inclusive environment and value diverse perspectives in everything we do.

 

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

 

We are seeking a dynamic, experienced lawyer to join our TLRA Real Estate, Environment & Sustainability team as Senior Counsel. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, you will serve as TLRA prime for TELUS’ wireless/wireline network infrastructure build and operations across Canada, retail leasing portfolios across Canada and Québec-based corporate real estate leasing, acquisition, disposition and development portfolios. You will be an integral part of a tight-knit, supportive team, with flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in Canada, and collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders including landlords, competitors, partners and governmental and regulatory bodies on a broad range of corporate/commercial matters related to TELUS fibre and wireless networks.

 

Here’s how

 

• Serving as strategic advisor and trusted business partner
• Balancing a high volume of competing priorities in a timely and effective manner
• Building strong relationships and fostering trust with colleagues and stakeholders
• Cultivating a deep understanding of the business and providing proactive, solution-oriented advice
• Driving innovative approaches and continuous process improvements
• Overseeing external counsel as needed, ensuring high-quality service and cost-effectiveness

 

You’re the missing piece of the puzzle

 

• 7+ years of relevant post-call experience in private practice and/or in-house
• Member in good standing with a Canadian Law Society
• Proficient fluency in English and French (verbal and written)
• Experience in commercial real estate, network infrastructure, transactional work and/or managing external counsel across different jurisdictions
• Knowledge of civil law and common law, membership in the Quebec Bar and prior experience with telecommunications industry considered assets
• Successful track record of independently managing a high volume of competing priorities, collaborating across teams and delivering on commitments in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to tell the story to technical and non-technical audience at all levels
• Proven ability to connect with, relate to and build trust with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives

 

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